Service difficulty report · Apu · Boeing 757222

Difficulty date
January 23, 2009
Submitted
January 26, 2009
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N556UA
Make and model
Boeing 757222
Aircraft serial
26650
Aircraft time
55,748 hours, 20,486 cycles
Engine
Pwa PW2037
Part
Apu
Part number
380029817
Part serial
61654
Condition
Faulty
Part time
22,008 hours, 27,417 cycles
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K, B
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

CREW COMMENTS: SHORTLY AFTER APPLYING APU AIR TO PACKS, SMOKE BEGAN APPEARING IN COCKPIT AND CABIN. FOUND OIL LEAKING IN APU AT BLEED DUCT OUTLET. SMOKE DISSIPATED RAPIDLY. FOUND OIL LEAKING IN APU BLEED OUTLET. ALSO APU FUEL LINE LEAKING AT FIREWALL BETWEEN UNION AND FUEL LINE TO APU. APU NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. REPLACED APU.